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Ann Dante

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The Season so far - 2007/10/30 23:05

Lisa Davidson wrote on another thread:
Well, what do you think of the season so far?

I say "So far so good".
The opening concert confirmed Connesson as a voice worth hearing and I very much hope that Stéphane and the orchestra will in due course record the three pieces we have been given. It was wonderful to hear Emmanuel Ax again after so long.

The Mahler 3 was a fine performance although Tumelty's comments about the brass were merited in my view. I think it was Solti who said that he thought all brass players cracked notes until he went to Chicago! Tchistyakova has a stunning voice.

In the third concert Ravel's Mother Goose was exquisite and I hope that Capuçon makes further appearances with the orchestra. His playing in the Prokofiev first concerto was superb.

The less said about the regrettable Berezovsky the better. He clearly prefers the south of France to Glasgow in October. I trust he will be blacklisted. However, what a character his replacement turned out to be. A white knuckle Tchaikovsky 1 - ask him back. Both the VW and Elgar were beautifully done, probably the best things I have heard from Garry Walker - and no lecture!

Remmereit has an odd conducting style but produced a fine Sibelius 2. It's good to hear the orchestra playing Sibelius again. His rapport with Natalie Clein seemed less sure and I found the concerto lacked the kind of visceral punch that Lazarev would have provided in spades.

By any standards a good start and much to look forward to!
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Ann Dante

2007/10/30 23:05